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Co m m u n i t y Ch u r C h me d i t a t i o n s
methodIst ChUrCh,
WeIrs-1889
ta k i n G a Br e a k
by Rev. victoria
and make their sacrifices. when he prayed in the Route 11-A. It is a congre- We also invite you to the
wood parrish
Other trips during the year Garden of Gethsemane, he gation of open hearts, open United Methodist Church
Contributing Writer were scheduled to Jerusa- was interrupted as the sol- minds, and open doors. in the Weirs, 35 Tower St.,
lem to go to the Temple. diers came to arrest him. We invite you to worship which worships at 10:00
Over and over through- Finally, there were times The one time he prob- with us on Sundays 10:30 AM. There are also many
out his ministry, Jesus just spent alone. Jesus ably had to renew himself AM. Children’s activities other local congregations
tried to take a break. To- went into the wilderness was the Sabbath, because and nursery are available who would welcome you to
day, we would call it “going for forty days. He spent everyone else would be during morning worship. worship.
on retreat” or “taking the time in prayer in the Gar- home. For twenty-four
day off” or even “taking a den. He got away from the hours, he could relax, be
vacation.” crowds that clamored for with friends and family,
Now, in those days, tak- his attention by getting eat quietly, and worship
Proverbs Moment
ing a break for the stresses into the boat or by going in his home congregation
Like a city whose walls are broken down
of work or school did not across the water to an- or with another that would
involve getting airline and other shore. focus on God and not the
is a man who lacks self-control.
hotel reservations, plan- Do you ever try to get miracles they wanted from
Proverbs 25:28
ning a driving route and away, but the stresses him.
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The people had a built-in to be answered. Children The world is a loud and
break called the Sabbath. who take time from school busy place, with demands
From Sundown on what are given homework pack- hitting us from all sides.
we call Friday through ets so they won’t get be- Music, TV, car radios, peo-
sundown the next evening, hind – and parents have to ple yelling, horns honking
the people stopped their monitor their schooling. – even wind chimes. Elijah
work. They enjoyed family It has become harder heard the “still, small voice
time and a meal together and harder to really get of God” in the silence of
that had been prepared away. the mountaintop.
before the Sabbath. They Jesus found the same What do we miss be-
worshipped and studied. problem. He would escape cause we can never find
The servants and even the the crowds by heading to quiet? What are we afraid
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